Elastic leg wrap for horses

Abstract

An improved horse leg wrap wherein a plurality of elastic strips are secured together and held in a spaced apart relationship from one and other by nylon webbing. Silicone friction beads lay parallel to the elastic strips and run the length of the leg wrap, adjacent silicone beads being at least one quarter inch away from any adjacent bead portion.

I claim: 
     
       1. An elastic leg wrap for horses comprising: a plurality of separate parallel elastic strips;   webbing securing each elastic strip to its adjacent strip, said webbing and elastic strips forming a wrap at least 60 inches in length and 31/2 inches in width; a plurality of friction beads secured to said wrap and lying substantially parallel to said elastic strips; and   means for fastening one end of the wrap to another portion of said wrap.   
     
     
       2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said webbing is substantially nonabsorptive. 
     
     
       3. The invention of claim 1 wherein said friction beads are substantially straight. 
     
     
       4. The invention of claim 3 wherein said friction beads are made of silicone. 
     
     
       5. The invention of claim 3 wherein there are at least one elastic strip and one segment of webbing between each adjacent friction bead. 
     
     
       6. An elastic leg wrap for horses comprising; an elastic wrap having a plurality of nonabsorptive segments;   a plurality of substantially straight friction beads lengthwise along said wrap; and   means for securing one end of said leg wrap to another portion of said elastic leg wrap whereby said friction beads serve to reduce slippage of said elastic leg wrap.   
     
     
       7. The invention of claim 6 wherein said elastic leg wrap further comprises: a plurality of parallel elastic strips; and   nonabsorptive webbing securing each elastic strip to its adjacent strip.   
     
     
       8. The invention of claim 7 wherein said webbing further comprises a plurality of strands forming a cross hatch, each of said strands exiting an elastic strip toward the top surface of said strip and entering the adjacent strip toward the bottom surface, adjacent strands alternating whereby one strand exits toward the top surface of elastic strip and the adjacent strip exits toward the bottom surface of said strip thereby forming a criss cross pattern. 
     
     
       9. The invention of claim 8 wherein the beads are made of silicone. 
     
     
       10. The invention of claim 9 wherein the web strands are nylon. 
     
     
       11. The invention of claim 7 wherein said elastic strips are elastic only in the lengthwise direction. 
     
     
       12. An elastic leg wrap for horses comprising: an elongate elastic wrap having a plurality of nonabsorptive segments;   a plurality of friction beads along the length of said wrap, each of said beads being at least one fourth inch away from any adjacent bead along its entire length whereby said friction beads serve to reduce slippage of said elastic leg wrap.   
     
     
       13. The invention of claim 12 wherein said friction beads are at least one half inch away from any adjacent bead along their entire lengths. 
     
     
       14. The invention of claim 12 wherein said friction beads are substantially straight and lie parallel to the nonabsorptive segments. 
     
     
       15. The invention of claim 12 wherein said wrap further comprises a plurality of elastic strips, said elastic strips being secured to each other by parallel portions of nonabsorptive webbing, at least one elastic strip and two nonabsorptive webs lying between each friction bead.